Soft drink cooler



Jan. 8, 1929.

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D. R. ARNOLD ET AL SOFT DRINK COOLER Filed NOV. 5, 1927 5 SheeLs-Sheet 2 HHH Il Dt .f1

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D. 1R. ARNGLD ET AL.

SOFT DRINK COOLER Filed Nov. 3, 1927 5 sheets-sheet 3 M @0 2 i y m l 262i; l i i ,fnf

Unull;

BY ZZa EJfuZ :DANIEL R.

initalia@ PENNSYLVANIA.

SOLETDR. NH COOLER.

Application filed November his ini/entice relates to an electric cooler ot the sectional type and is designed priinarily tor the storing, cooling and dispensing ol bottled beverages of the non-alcoholic type, such as sott drinks, but it is to be understood that a cooler in accordance with tl invention iuay be ciupioyed tor the storing. cooling and dispensing oi any character ot merchandise t'or w rich it is found applicable,

l0 and, the iuvoutiagzfn has tor .its object to provide, in a manner as hereinafter sot forth, a cooler including a plurality oit' superposed, inter-- changeable, detachable and removable retrigeiant containing sections coinniunicating with each other and each provided with one or more vertically disuosed, transversely extending, bottle receiving., storing and dispensing yelements torined with normally closed intake and delivery ends opening at the front oi' the section and with said element or elements constructed and arranged to provide tor the delivery therefrom of a bottle on the insertion et a bottle therein 1for storing, cooling and dispensing.

A further object ot the invention is to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, an electric cooler of the sectional type capable oil' being built up to the desired lieight from sluier-posed, iut rchaugwible, detachable, niomble combined reir.i`. ,eraut containing and bottle storing and dispensing sections having the intake and delivery Yior the bottles at the l'ront thereof, and with the sections coinnnr nii-ating with each other.

A. further object ot the invention is to provide. iu a inaiincr as hereinafter Vforth, au electric cooler ot the sectional type including superposei'l refrigerant containing and separable sections and With cachot the sections provioed with one or more bottle receiving, sieri e; and dispensing eleufient or cicrneuts each having normally closed intake :md delivery ends opening at the trout ot the scc(;i ;u1-4 and with the eienicnt or olen'ients surroinuied lijf the. reti'igcrunt.

Further objects o the invention are to proride, in a manner u hereinatter set tortn, an

electric cooler ot' the sectional type which is comparatively siinple in its construction and arrangement, strong, durable, compact, thorougl'ily etlicient in its use, conveniently used tor cooling and dispensing bottled beverages, readily assemble-.1., and comparatively inexpensive to inanuiactrue.

3, 1927., Serial No. 230,359.

VJ ith the foregoing and other objects in View the invention consists ot the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter more specilically described, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention, but it is to be understood that changes, variations and inodiiications can be resorted to which fall Within the scope ot the claiins hereunto appended.

in the dra-Wings wherein like reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout the several views Figure l is a .trout elevation of au electric cooler ot sectional type shown with three retrigerant containing sections.

Figure 2 is a front elevation or one of the refrigerant containing sections.

Figure 3 is a sectional plan of one or" the retri `erant containing sections.

Figure i is a sectional plan ot a bottle receiving, storing and dispensing element, carried by a refrigerant containing section.

liigure a section on line 5-5 Figure 3.k

fiigure 6 is a section on line 6 6 Figure 3.

Figure i is a perspective View of the torni of closure gate employed tor the intake and delivery ends ot a bottle receiving, storing and dispensing element.

Figure 8 is a plan of the manner of bracing the bottorn of a refrigerant section.

Referring to the drawings in detail denotes a cabinet adapted to contain any suitable means to provide for the circulation or supplying of a refrigerant-such as brine, through or to the refrigerant containing scctions to be presently referred to. The cabi* net i further provides a support or base tor the superposed, interchangeable, separable refrigerant containing sections.

As the refrigerant containing sections are ot like construction, but one will be described, as the description of one Will apply to the other. 'ifhe sections communicate with each aber and the means to provide therefor Willbe hereinafter referred to. Any suitable means in be ein eloyed tor` establishing communiition between the lowerinost of the refrigerant containing sections and the ineans to pro vide tor the circulation or supplying of the refrigerant.

Each refrigerant containing section consists ot an outer open bottom casing formed of sheet metal and comprising a rear Wall 2,

a pair oic end walls 3, l of the same height as the rear wall, a iront wall 5 Vet less height than the rear wall 2, a top 6 and a pair ot trent wall forming portions 6, 7 extended upwardly Jrom the top et thefront wall 5. The front wall 5 opposes the lower portion et the rear wall 2.

Arranged within, spaced from and et less height than the outer casing is an open top and 'trent inner casing formedot acid resisting sh-eet metal. The inner casing comprises arearwall-S, afbettem, apair et end ifalls 10,11.v and a pair et trent walll forming portiens'12,v13 which extend. inwardlyl at right .angles from thetront ends-ofthe walls l0, 1l. rThe wall formingpertions 1Q, `13 are et less width than the wall forming portions G, i", `but the` lreeends et these lat-ter .register with the tree ends ot the portions 12, 13. Positioned between the end walls 3,10 is a sheet ot insulation lll preterably et coi-lr. lositioned between '.therear walls-2, S is a sheet et insulation 15, preterably corlr. Positioned between the endwalls l, 11 is a sheet et insulation 16, preferably cork. Positioned within theouter casingand arranged lbelow 'the bottom 9 are transversely and.` longitudinally extending brace members 18, 1S) respectively and with the latter yabutting' the bot- ,tem'--9. The brace membersy 18 are connected to the trent and rearwalls andthe brace members 19 are connected to theend walls et the outer casing. ,Seelligure 8. 4The `brace members 18 are arrangedbelow-the brace members v19, butin abutting` relation. The brace'members Y18 areI positioned abeve'the .betteln edge et the outer casing.

The top .Got the other casing .is formed with a. vertically disposed, rectangular, inset flange Q() providing a ledge `Q1-which enten ds `,entirely around the flan o'e-fZO and upon which is adapted to rest the. bottom yedge 22 et a superposed section. The fliange 2O etthe lower Asection entends inte the .lower end theoutercasing et' an upper section. ano abuts against .the braces-18 when a pair otsections are yarranged in` superposed relation. rl"he rear and endrf: ls and-trent .wall 'loi-ming portions of the inneixcasing extend to the top 6V ottheouter. asing. `The bottoni Y) el" the inner casing isseruredto the trent wall 5 of, the oiitercasing. Sce,Figure 6.

The 4outer Vcasingatits trout-fis provid-ed with spaced, vertically ,disposedfwall. torniingportions 3. arrangedin alignment with thefwall forming portions @and 'l' and spaced therefrom. khe wall torn'iing portions 2&3 entend tromthetop.edgeFoc thetrentwall 5 tov the. top 6I et theeutercasi The bettem ofthe inner casing oit each. section .is termed with three spaced-sets-Qll, and 26 et vertically disposed spaced open` ings which,arearranged in `alignment with spaced sets 2.7 of `:spaced openings `termed inthe top of theouter casing. Tlhesets et openings in the bottom 9 et an upper section align with the sets et openings `in `theitop et a lower section, and positioned wit-h .the said sets oit' aligning openings are pipes 28 et acid resist-ing metal. The bottom 9 et' each inner casing is provided with drip pipes 29 which extend therethrough and open into the slides to` bepresently referred to. The pi ses 27 are provided for establishing communication be- Htweenthe sectiensand said pipes 2T which are arranged in bottom et the lowermost sectionareadapted to lie/:connected with .the means to `provide tor: the. circulation or supplying et a rerigciantv te a section or sections.

Each section is provided with one or more vertically disposed, Vtransversely extending, bottle receiving, storing andy dispensingelements termed with normally closed intake and deliveryi-mds opening at the trontet' the .section and with the elements .constructed and arranged to provide `lortlna ydelivery therefrom eta bottle en .the-'insertion of a bottle therein iorstoring,ceeling and dispensing. Each oit said elements is whatinay be termed a slide. rlhe slides or the slide are detachably secured within the sections. i rlhe vertically disposed, transversely extending, bottle receiving, storing and vdispensing element includes base member 33 et substantially semi-oval contour and vit consists oli a trent part 34 of rectangular contour, pair .ot-.sidefparts 35, 36 extending' yrearwardly fromv the .trent part 554i and'ot materially less width than the width et the and a rear part STfei arcuate contour and jeiningthe side parts 35136 together. Formed integral withy each end et the front part 34: and the outer side oit thefparts 35,36and 3.7 as well conforming in contour te the base member 83 is. `upstending wall forming member 88 constructed et acid resist-ing metal. Formed integral. with the upper. tace et the base member 33,V atthe rearI ot tl e forward part 34; thereof, and. also integral with the inner side ot the parts 35, 36Y and 37, as well as conforming in contour to the shape et the base meinberfll, is anupstariding),I wall forming member 39 constructedot acid resisting metal and having its ends spaced rearwardly with respect to the ends ofthe member 38. Vl`he members BES-and BSV-are et the sanieheight and secured to the upper yends thereof' is a top member d0 which is liorirmrtally. disposed. Connected tov (he forward ends et' the niember $59 and arranged between said ends, as well as secured to the part Seloif the kease nieu1- ber 33 and et thesame `height the hei-iight `otthe member .39, is. a vertically disposed trent wall forming member -l et sheil and secured betr-reen, well as to the in Sil and also to the partB-fl et the member and spacedrearwardly trom the member f isavertically disposed wall terming-m ber 42 constructed etsaid resistingv material.

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Interposed between the members ll-l, and l2 is a strip of insulation 43.

rlhe top member l0 is extended over and secured to the members Lll and 42 and also extended over the insulation t3 as indicated at del. See Figure 6. Each end of the iem ber 38 .is formed with a ri ight angularly disposed, inwardly extending, vertically disposed extension 45 .vhich is connected to the front edge of the base member 33. The ends of the member 38 are positioned at the outer corners of the base member 33. Formed integral with the inner faces of the extensions l5 and also with the inner faces of the opposed sides of the member 3Sv` as well as connected to the part Sil of the base member 33, are vertically disposed arcuate stop members 4G and each of said members lo is formed intern'iediate its upper and lower ends with an opening' 41.7: The members 46 are oifipositely disposed with respect to each other. The top il is extended over the members lo and it is not only secured to said members 4th, but also to the extensions as well as the front portions of vthe sides of ythe member 38, and that portion of the top referred to is indilated at 48. See Figure 6.

The members 38, 39, in connection with the top el and base member 33 provide a se1nioval shaped slide or guide passage 49 for the bottles 50. The intake end of the passage @t9 is indicated at 50 and it is formed between one end of the member 39 and the inner portion of one of the extensions 415. T he delivery or discharge end for the passage 49 is indicated a i 52 and it is formed between the outer portion of one side of the member 38 and one end of the member The intake 5l is normally closed by a spring controlled vertically disposed curvilinear pivoted 53 which is positioned between the outer end of one of the curved members lll and one of the other ends of the member 39. The. pivot for the `@gate 53 is indicated at 54; and its controllin spring at I' 5 and the latter extends through an opening' l? in a. member elli. 'lhe pivot 541i is positioned in proxiniity to the inner portion of the extension 45 positioned at the left of Figure sie. The delivery or discharge end of the passage 3G is normally closed by a \f'ertically disposed, curvilinear, pivoted fate he which is normally cr'ended arrose the passage l at a point between :in end of the member 23) and one side oi" the member 38. :it a point in\\'ar flly with respect? 1o the front. end ofthe latter. lhe gate 5b opn poses th:` carri-d member l-(L at the right of Figure l? when the gate 56 is in open position. rthe pivot for the grate 56 is indicated at al', and which is positioned rearwardly with respect to the member lo at the right of Figure fl. rPhe controlling spring for the grate 5G is indicated at 58, and which extends through oi'iening,` 47 formed in the member 4:6 at the right of Figure el. The forward portion of the part Se of the base member o3, that is to say that portion of the part 34 araned forwardl of the wall formino meml e .i e

ber el, provides a platform for supporting' the bottles when entering them into the slide from the intake end 5l or when the bottles arev discharged or dispensed from the passage at the discharge or delivery end 52 of said passage. The gate members 53 and 5G are oppositely disposed with respect to each other and are of curvilinear cross section to facilitate the entrance and discharge of the bottles. lvl/*hen a bottle 50 is inserted through the intake 5l it moves the other bottles withn in the passage 449 towards the discharge or delivery end thereof and will force or dispense or discharge a bottle from the slide. The `entes 58 and provide vmeans for closing the passage i9 to retain the cooled air therein. rlhe normal positions of the rates are shown in Figure 3.

Secured between the top of the outer casingI and bottom of the inner casing and arranged rearwardly of, as well as spaced from the wall forn'iingportions 23, are front wall it'orming portions 59' and positioned between thee latter and the portions E23 are insulation strips (i0 preferably formed of cork. The portions 5.() are arranged in alignment with the portions l2, 13 at the front of the inner easing but spaced therefrom and the said portions l2, 13 and 59 are arranged forwardly of the members 39 but rearwardly with respect to the outer ends of the member 38, l/Vhen the slides are mounted in position the members J8 thereof abut against the portions 6, 7, l2, 18, 23 and 59. See Figure 3. The portions 6, 7, 127 13j d3 and 59 provide spacing means for the slides. See Figure 3. Coupling pieces are provided for detachably securing' the slides in position and said pieces are indicated. at 6l, 62 and 63. The coupling pieces 6l and 63 are secured to the portions 6, 7 and to an extension l5 of the outer slide. See Figure 3. The couplin pieces 62 are secured to the portionsI and to the other eX- tensions of the outer slides and to the extensions of the central slide. See Figure r[he coupling' pieces are connected in position by remowible holdfast devices.

The slides are of less height than the heijrrht of the refrigerant receiving' chamber tiel provide-d, by the inner casing. The refrigerant 's indicated at (35 and bears against the sides and rear of the slides and when the chamber (il is completely lFilled with the refrigerant y extends over the tops of the slides as these latter are spaced from the top of chamber f The joints are sealed, preferably with tar Ui. to prevent leakage of the refrigerant.

vWhat we claim is l. A combined cooler and dispenser for bottled beverages con'iprising a plurality of superposed, interchangeable, communieating` separable refrigerant containingsections,

lll() l li (i lll) each provided therein with .one or lnini-e liollow, vertically disposed, semi-oval, bottle i eeiving, storing and dispensing elements eX tending into the refrigerant contained in the section, said element providing a slice passage for the bottles having norinally closed intake and ydelivery ends at the frontof 'the section.

2. A combined cooler vand dispenser for bottled beverages comprising a plurality of superposed, interchangeable, coniinriiiicl separable refrigerant containing sections, each provided with one or inore hollow, vertically disposed, transversely extending, bottle receiving, storing and dispensing` elements extending into the refrigeraifit contained in the section, said element providin-'r a slide passage for the bottles lia-ving normally closed intake and delivery ends at *f front of the section, and said elementfin' having a supporting platform thereof for bott es passing fro ii tl end and for ingress passage.

3. A coinbined cooler and dispo; 'for bottled beverages coinpiisii a plurali y of su'perposed, interchangeable, coinnini'iicating separable refrigerant containing sections, eachv providedw'ith one or incre hollow, vertically disposed, transversely extending, bottle receiving, sioi'ing and d' nsing elements extending into the refrigerant contained in the section, said eleinent prov'ding a slide passage'for the bottles having norinally closed intake and deliifery ends the front of the section, and said ele-nient further including oppositely sliiffable spring coi trolled doors closing said intake and delive 1y ends of said passage.

4. A combined-cooler and di penser for bottled beverages comprising a liirality of superposed, interchangeable, cennir i ic ,C sepi rable refhgerant containing` seeioi s, each provided Willi one or inore hollow, vertically disposed, transversely extending, bottle r Vsceiving,'storing` and dispe iiients extending into vthe reirme Aaincd in the section, said eleinent pr a slide passage for the b1 ies ,liar4 nially closed intake and delivery ends front of the section, said element of subit i'ially semi-oval contour, and s i further including oppositely shi eenirolleddoors for clos' sai delivery ends of snidpasf` combined cooler i bei fled beverages eonijrisi nosed, iniercliaiigealjil )Y to lle intaiie end oi said.

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l i iilile ach provided lili one tically disposed, transe.y 'i A bottle receiving, storingl and dis ci iienfs extending into theref'.i,;erL tained in the section, said: eleniei a slide passage for the bottles l i.) ce

aving nor;

Lees/ies inally closed 'iitalieaiid Ade`iveiyends attlic front of the section, and said eleii ent further having a supper 'iig platferin forwardly thereof for bell-les passing fi-oiiitlie delivery end and for ingr ss to the intake end of said passage, andsaid eleineiit furl-lier including oppositely sliiftable spring controlled doors for closing said iiitalie and delivery ends of said passage.

and dispenser for containing ie/rein with one or Vned cooler f jes a l thev refrigerant consaid elenientproviding i otlles lia Jin normally i .ery i ositioned at o section.

`c el cooler and dispenser for lif,'ei'i.ges a A`lfrigerant containing i'ded 'with one. or inor'e hollow, transverseiy extending ri and dispensing ele 'ite the refrigerant conc anc delivery ends positioned at of :glie section, and saideleinent fui'- a siipporing platform forwardly r bottles passing freni the delivery ir ingress to the intake eiid of sa'd combined cooler/and dispenser for beverages a l refrigerant containing s i n provided Willi one or incre hollow, v iczlly disposed, 'transversely extending b "le receiving, storing and dispensing eleii' es eXe-nding into the refrigerant contar -c in the se DIcion, said eleinentzproviding slide parsage for she bottles having normally closed 'nfalie and delivery ies positionec. a

@i 'wie front of lie section, and d elenient furl i including opposite y siiftable spring co led d'iaors for closi* Y :said intake and delivery nds of said passage.

9. ln a coii'diined cooler and dispenser L:or sieges a refrigerant containing therein willi one or disposed, semi-oval g and dispensing eleo i'lie refi'igierant consaid element providing a .i bottles having normally very ends positioned al1 and n iis for con- Llie freniv w, reccl v i i exten cron.

a combined cooler and dispenser for f a refrnrcraiit coniainingvsecwith one er incre hollow` verl t trana-ivri'sely extending bottle 1 of, soring .i iid dispensing elements extcfi e rei. igerant contained in the 1 W i section, said element providing a slide passage ly disposed, seini-ovalV llU lill) i'or the hot/lee4 having nori'nzilly closed intel-e and delivery ende positioned at the iront oi' the Section, and Seid element 'further having a enpport/ing` plattform forwardly thereof for bottles pziseine; troni the delivery end and for inni 'no the intake end or' said passage, Kund ineens lor oonnectirg the front of the element to the :liront o'l the Section.

ll. ln. e. combined Cooler and dispenser 'lor bottled beverages i refrigerant containingl Section being provided therein with one or more hollow, vertically disposed, transversely oxnnding bottle receiving, Storing and dispennin oleine te extending intothe refrigerant een :lined in the etootion, seid element providinij ai slide poen; re ior the bottles having normally closed int-alie and, delivery ende poeitionod et the 'Front of the Section7 and nien ne for conneeting the iti-ont of the element to the iront oi' the section and Said element of' less height than the height of said sect-ion.

n ide passage for the bottle@ having normally clef intake sind delivery ende positioned et Jdie front of the Section, and said element further having o supporting platform forwardly thereof for bottles passing from the delivery end :ind for ingrese to the intake end of said passing-e, and meer; :for Connecting the front oi the element to the iront oi' the section,9 and mid element or less height than the height oit' seid Section.

in testimony whereoli, We ztilix our signin turen hereto.

DANEL R. ARNOLD. 'WILLlAl/l E. KULP. 

